BOOKS

The unforgettable, irreplaceable Calvin Charles Solomon, Charles Solomon is the author of many books, including "Enchanted Drawings: The History of Animation," and is a frequent contributor to The Times and National Public Radio's program "Day to Day."

Failing grade for a Warren report Richard Schickel, Richard Schickel is a contributing writer to Book Review and a film critic for Time. He is the author of many books, including the forthcoming "Elia Kazan: A Biography."

Intrigue as ingress to the heart and soul of Venice Nicholas Delbanco, Nicholas Delbanco is Robert Frost collegiate professor at the University of Michigan and the author of many books, including "The Vagabonds," "Running in Place: Scenes from the South of France" and "Anywhere Out of the World: Essays on Travel, Writing, Death."

Filling in the blank Joel Pett, Joel Pett is the Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial cartoonist of the Lexington Herald-Leader. His work also appears in USA Today.

Remember Afghanistan? Neamat Nojumi, Neamat Nojumi, a senior fellow at the Center for World Religion, Diplomacy and Conflict Resolution at George Mason University, was an Afghan military commander during the anti-Soviet war in the 1980s. He recently returned from Afghanistan.

Battle blogging for profit Xeni Jardin, Xeni Jardin is co-editor of the blog BoingBoing and a contributor to Wired magazine and National Public Radio.

Peace is not the answer William Shawcross, William Shawcross' book, "Allies: Why the West had to Remove Saddam," has just been updated and republished in paperback by PublicAffairs Press.

Chicken Congress AWOL from battle Susan J. Tolchin, Susan J. Tolchin is a professor of public policy at George Mason University and coauthor of the forthcoming "Global Anger -- How Political Leaders Manipulate Ancient Ethnic, Religious and Racial Feuds."

Wish they all could be.... Lisa Grunwald, LISA GRUNWALD is a novelist and the coauthor, with her husband, Stephen J. Adler, of "Women's Letters: America from the Revolutionary War to the Present," published last month by the Dial Press.

When young Jews major in anti-Semitism Dennis Prager, Dennis Prager's nationally syndicated radio show is heard daily in Los Angeles on KRLA-AM (870). He may be contacted through his website: www.dennisprager.com.